The US has been plagued with an abundant disease; there is not a single state that has not been affected. Unless the federal government attempts to take charge of this cancer, it will continue to get worse as it has throughout the past centuries. The government should take charge to end racial profiling in order to bring effective improvement in the United States’ law enforcement. This enforcement needs to recognize the faults in arresting more African American individuals than Caucasian individuals. There has been racial tension for copious years in the past. Racial profiling does not correspond to the US Constitution and laws set in place. Statistics show American’s disapproval of racial profiling in law enforcement and in general atmosphere.
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Trust between law enforcement and local citizens is constantly being broken down with every racial profile case. Locals no longer trust their officers, the ones who are supposed to be their protectors (Elliott). People are less likely to report an affliction or crime due to the fear or mistrust between law enforcement. They refuse to give information that may be able to solve the case (Elliott). “The University of Minnesota’s Black Faculty and Staff Association, along with other departments of African-American studies and other student groups, sent a letter to the university’s president asking for the campus police halt continuing publishing the race of suspects in campus crime alerts. This letter explained how racial tension on campus with the likewise racial profiling is causing havoc throughout the university. It specifically stated the rising of profiling races needs to be “stopped or supported with a strong justification. (Emory)” It is evident students have a mistrust with their officers and peers. “Students of Wake Forest University held a town-hall meeting to discuss growing tension between students and Wake Forest Police. The tension stems from black students’ perceptions that the campus police ask for their identification more than other students and give disproportionate scrutiny to social functions held by black fraternities and sororities,” states the Campbell Law Observer …show more content…
Deborah Ramirez, a professor from Northeastern University of Law states racial profiling is a “sloppy, lazy substitute for actual policing” (Elliot). Police’s jobs are meant for protecting, remaining peace, and to make sure laws are conformed to. Nothing about their duty is related to picking out races from a crowd and suspecting them to have a fault over others. Research shows racial profiling diverting law enforcement and police consideration away from the actual signs of suspicious activities and behaviors to react to the situation at hand (Eliott). Racial profiling is ineffective due to the failure of focussing on the actual crime but rather than fixating on the situation. Racial profiling is carried out, but based upon traffic stops, nine out of 10 minority group individuals are not guilty of anything illegal. This proves racial profiling is
Trust between law enforcement and local citizens is constantly being broken down with every racial profile case. Locals no longer trust their officers, the ones who are supposed to be their protectors (Elliott). People are less likely to report an affliction or crime due to the fear or mistrust between law enforcement. They refuse to give information that may be able to solve the case (Elliott). “The University of Minnesota’s Black Faculty and Staff Association, along with other departments of African-American studies and other student groups, sent a letter to the university’s president asking for the campus police halt continuing publishing the race of suspects in campus crime alerts. This letter explained how racial tension on campus with the likewise racial profiling is causing havoc throughout the university. It specifically stated the rising of profiling races needs to be “stopped or supported with a strong justification. (Emory)” It is evident students have a mistrust with their officers and peers. “Students of Wake Forest University held a town-hall meeting to discuss growing tension between students and Wake Forest Police. The tension stems from black students’ perceptions that the campus police ask for their identification more than other students and give disproportionate scrutiny to social functions held by black fraternities and sororities,” states the Campbell Law Observer …show more content…
Deborah Ramirez, a professor from Northeastern University of Law states racial profiling is a “sloppy, lazy substitute for actual policing” (Elliot). Police’s jobs are meant for protecting, remaining peace, and to make sure laws are conformed to. Nothing about their duty is related to picking out races from a crowd and suspecting them to have a fault over others. Research shows racial profiling diverting law enforcement and police consideration away from the actual signs of suspicious activities and behaviors to react to the situation at hand (Eliott). Racial profiling is ineffective due to the failure of focussing on the actual crime but rather than fixating on the situation. Racial profiling is carried out, but based upon traffic stops, nine out of 10 minority group individuals are not guilty of anything illegal. This proves racial profiling is